diff --git a/scripts/cmake/executorch.cmake b/scripts/cmake/executorch.cmake
index 8ca2ab7fdc1a3ad9218b997e94993fcd1fb43fe0..eea3dfdfa956b04e2f5e5891fdb4300c2f5da038 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/executorch.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/executorch.cmake
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ else()
             "-Wl,--whole-archive"
             $<TARGET_FILE:executorch_delegate_ethos_u>
             "-Wl,--no-whole-archive")
+
+        # Explicitly add dependency as some generators might not
+        # add it automatically when only TARGET_FILE is used
+        # in linking.
+        add_dependencies(mlek_executorch executorch_delegate_ethos_u)
     endif()
 endif()